2016 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carroll Phillips | Illinois | SR | DL | 7 | 13.5 | 57 | 1.93 |
| 2 | Harold Landry | BC | JR | DE | 9 | 17.0 | 123 | 1.89 |
| 3 | Tegray Scales | Indiana | JR | LB | 9 | 16.0 | 44 | 1.78 |
| 4 | Bradley Chubb | NC State | JR | DE | 10 | 17.5 | 66 | 1.75 |
| 4 | Takkarist McKinley | UCLA | SR | DL | 8 | 14.0 | 56 | 1.75 |
| 6 | DeMarcus Walker | FSU | SR | DE | 8 | 13.5 | 86 | 1.69 |
| 7 | Ja'Von Rolland-Jones | Ark St | JR | DE | 12 | 20.0 | 92 | 1.67 |
| 8 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | JR | LB | 10 | 16.5 | 74 | 1.65 |
| 9 | Dawuane Smoot | Illinois | SR | DL | 7 | 11.5 | 47 | 1.64 |
| 9 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 7 | 11.5 | 45 | 1.64 |
| 9 | Mike McCray | Michigan | SR | LB | 7 | 11.5 | 44 | 1.64 |
| 12 | Hunter Dimick | Utah | SR | DE | 10 | 16.0 | 77 | 1.60 |
| 13 | Ed Oliver | Houston | FR | DT | 11 | 17.5 | 43 | 1.59 |
| 14 | Ejuan Price | Pittsburgh | SR | DL | 9 | 14.0 | 87 | 1.56 |
| 14 | Dorance Armstrong Jr. | Kansas | SO | DE | 9 | 14.0 | 65 | 1.56 |
| 16 | Woody Baron | Va Tech | SR | DT | 12 | 18.5 | 69 | 1.54 |
| 17 | Randy Allen | USA | SR | DE | 13 | 19.5 | 115 | 1.50 |
| 17 | Haason Reddick | Temple | SR | DL | 12 | 18.0 | 81 | 1.50 |
| 17 | Ben Gedeon | Michigan | SR | LB | 7 | 10.5 | 51 | 1.50 |
| 20 | Tremaine Edmunds | Va Tech | SO | LB | 12 | 17.5 | 65 | 1.46 |
| 21 | Ryan Anderson | Alabama | SR | LB | 9 | 13.0 | 72 | 1.44 |
| 21 | Terence Waugh | Kent State | SR | DE | 9 | 13.0 | 65 | 1.44 |
| 21 | Marquel Lee | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 9 | 13.0 | 42 | 1.44 |
| 24 | Jahlani Tavai | Hawai'i | SO | LB | 13 | 18.5 | 56 | 1.42 |
| 25 | Justin Lawler | SMU | JR | DE | 10 | 14.0 | 72 | 1.40 |
| 26 | Tim Williams | Alabama | SR | LB | 9 | 12.5 | 110 | 1.39 |
| 26 | Duke Ejiofor | Wk Forest | JR | DL | 9 | 12.5 | 80 | 1.39 |
| 28 | Chris Odom | Ark St | SR | DE | 12 | 16.5 | 109 | 1.38 |
| 28 | Tau Lotulelei | UNLV | SR | LB | 12 | 16.5 | 35 | 1.38 |
| 30 | Tanzel Smart | Tulane | SR | DT | 11 | 15.0 | 60 | 1.36 |
| 30 | Zach Cunningham | Vanderbilt | JR | ILB | 11 | 15.0 | 29 | 1.36 |
| 32 | Anthony Walker, Jr. | N'western | JR | LB | 7 | 9.5 | 47 | 1.36 |
| 33 | Derek Barnett | Tennessee | JR | DE | 9 | 12.0 | 73 | 1.33 |
| 33 | Troy Dye | Oregon | FR | LB | 6 | 8.0 | 38 | 1.33 |
| 35 | Keion Adams | W Mich | SR | DE | 13 | 17.0 | 74 | 1.31 |
| 36 | Larry Ogunjobi | Charlotte | SR | DL | 10 | 13.0 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 37 | Dylan Bradley | USM | SR | DL | 12 | 15.5 | 72 | 1.29 |
| 38 | T.J. Watt | Wisconsin | JR | OLB | 7 | 9.0 | 53 | 1.29 |
| 38 | Tyquan Lewis | Ohio State | JR | DL | 7 | 9.0 | 46 | 1.29 |
| 38 | Gimel President | Illinois | SR | DL | 7 | 9.0 | 34 | 1.29 |
| 41 | Jordan Willis | Kansas St | SR | DE | 9 | 11.5 | 75 | 1.28 |
| 41 | Charles Harris | Missouri | JR | DL | 9 | 11.5 | 62 | 1.28 |
| 41 | Breckyn Hager | Texas | SO | DE | 9 | 11.5 | 55 | 1.28 |
| 44 | Nico Marley | Tulane | SR | LB | 11 | 14.0 | 56 | 1.27 |
| 45 | Trey Hendrickson | FAU | SR | DE | 12 | 15.0 | 73 | 1.25 |
| 45 | Kyle Wilson | Ark St | JR | LB | 12 | 15.0 | 48 | 1.25 |
| 45 | Marcus Oliver | Indiana | JR | LB | 8 | 10.0 | 51 | 1.25 |
| 48 | Jimmie Gilbert | Colorado | SR | OLB | 9 | 11.0 | 100 | 1.22 |
| 48 | DJ Calhoun | Ariz St | JR | LB | 9 | 11.0 | 42 | 1.22 |
| 48 | Andrew Brown | Virginia | JR | DE | 9 | 11.0 | 39 | 1.22 |
| 51 | T.J. Edwards | Wisconsin | SO | ILB | 7 | 8.5 | 34 | 1.21 |
| 51 | Julian Pinnix-Odrick | Rutgers | SR | DL | 7 | 8.5 | 31 | 1.21 |
| 53 | Pat O'Connor | EMU | SR | DL | 12 | 14.5 | 64 | 1.21 |
| 54 | Airius Moore | NC State | JR | LB | 10 | 12.0 | 39 | 1.20 |
| 55 | A.J. Jefferson | Miss St | SR | DL | 8 | 9.5 | 43 | 1.19 |
| 56 | John Stepec | Toledo | SR | DE | 12 | 14.0 | 46 | 1.17 |
| 56 | Koron Crump | Ariz St | JR | LB | 9 | 10.5 | 70 | 1.17 |
| 56 | Carl Lawson | Auburn | JR | DL | 9 | 10.5 | 59 | 1.17 |
| 56 | Reggie Walker | Kansas St | FR | DE | 9 | 10.5 | 56 | 1.17 |
| 56 | Corbin McCarthy | Duke | SR | S | 9 | 10.5 | 55 | 1.17 |
| 56 | Zaire Franklin | Syracuse | JR | LB | 6 | 7.0 | 26 | 1.17 |
| 62 | Solomon Thomas | Stanford | JR | DE | 10 | 11.5 | 54 | 1.15 |
| 62 | Daeshon Hall | Texas A&M | SR | DL | 10 | 11.5 | 50 | 1.15 |
| 62 | Jordan Jones | Kentucky | SO | LB | 10 | 11.5 | 48 | 1.15 |
| 65 | Jaylon Ferguson | La Tech | SO | DE | 14 | 16.0 | 94 | 1.14 |
| 65 | Garrett Sickels | Penn State | JR | DE | 7 | 8.0 | 41 | 1.14 |
| 67 | Brandon Crawford | Buffalo | SR | DL | 11 | 12.5 | 58 | 1.14 |
| 68 | Jesse Brubaker | Tulsa | JR | DT | 12 | 13.5 | 60 | 1.13 |
| 68 | Connor Strachan | BC | JR | LB | 8 | 9.0 | 36 | 1.13 |
| 70 | Jesse Aniebonam | Maryland | JR | DL | 9 | 10.0 | 53 | 1.11 |
| 70 | Steven Richardson | Minnesota | JR | DL | 9 | 10.0 | 51 | 1.11 |
| 72 | Denzil Ware | Kentucky | SO | DE | 10 | 11.0 | 74 | 1.10 |
| 72 | Ross Dzuris | Nebraska | SR | DE | 10 | 11.0 | 44 | 1.10 |
| 72 | Tabari McGaskey | Rice | SR | LB | 10 | 11.0 | 34 | 1.10 |
| 75 | Michael Shaw | Georgia St | SO | LB | 11 | 12.0 | 55 | 1.09 |
| 75 | Gus Schwieterman | BGSU | JR | DL | 11 | 12.0 | 40 | 1.09 |
| 77 | Rashad Dillard | Troy | SR | DE | 12 | 13.0 | 68 | 1.08 |
| 77 | Jeremy Timpf | Army | SR | LB | 12 | 13.0 | 38 | 1.08 |
| 77 | Arden Key | LSU | SO | DE | 6 | 6.5 | 41 | 1.08 |
| 80 | Tarell Basham | Ohio | SR | DL | 13 | 14.0 | 71 | 1.08 |
| 80 | Sam McCaskill | Boise St | SR | DE | 13 | 14.0 | 58 | 1.08 |
| 80 | Blair Brown | Ohio | SR | LB | 13 | 14.0 | 53 | 1.08 |
| 83 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 52 | 1.06 |
| 83 | Taylor Young | Baylor | JR | LB | 8 | 8.5 | 42 | 1.06 |
| 83 | Porter Gustin | USC | SO | DE | 8 | 8.5 | 36 | 1.06 |
| 86 | Kevin Kavalec | BC | SR | DE | 9 | 9.5 | 39 | 1.06 |
| 86 | James Onwualu | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 9 | 9.5 | 39 | 1.06 |
| 88 | Darian Roseboro | NC State | SO | DE | 10 | 10.5 | 72 | 1.05 |
| 88 | Johnathan Calvin | Miss St | SR | DL | 10 | 10.5 | 55 | 1.05 |
| 88 | Ulysees Gilbert III | Akron | SO | LB | 10 | 10.5 | 51 | 1.05 |
| 88 | Hercules Mata'afa | Wash St | SO | DL | 10 | 10.5 | 36 | 1.05 |
| 92 | Joe Ostman | CMU | JR | DL | 11 | 11.5 | 68 | 1.05 |
| 93 | Xavier Thigpen | USM | JR | DL | 12 | 12.5 | 63 | 1.04 |
| 93 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | SO | LB | 12 | 12.5 | 55 | 1.04 |
| 95 | Quentin Poling | Ohio | JR | LB | 13 | 13.5 | 64 | 1.04 |
| 96 | Keith Brown | Western Ky | SR | LB | 13 | 13.0 | 51 | 1.00 |
| 96 | Ja'Wuan Woodley | Toledo | JR | LB | 12 | 12.0 | 73 | 1.00 |
| 96 | Antonious Sims | App St | JR | DL | 12 | 12.0 | 52 | 1.00 |
| 96 | Alex Aukerman | Army | JR | LB | 12 | 12.0 | 41 | 1.00 |
| 96 | Nick Dawson-Brents | Western Ky | SR | DL | 11 | 11.0 | 50 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.